Basic Movement Activities

by Jack Capon

BOOK 1: BASIC MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES This book is divided into 2 PART 1--PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR EVALUATION SCALE; and PART 2--BASIC LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY SKILLS. The book consists of 28 pages and all the activities are sequenced according to difficulty. PART 1 uses the PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR EVALUATION SCALE to determine each student's level of motor proficiency in several areas. Administered before beginning your program in motor development (such as the beginning basic program suggested in Part 2 of this book and as suggested in the rest of the 5 book series), involves a series of easily given elemental tests or tasks which require little instruction time. The test results are recorded directly on the book's "Record Sheet" that is specially designed to be duplicated as needed. The information which the "Record Sheet" provides will enable you to plan program activities, or to evaluate student progress and the effectiveness of an already existing program in motor development. The elemental tests or tasks given in the book and listed on the "Record Sheet" Task 1: Identify Body Parts; Task 2: Walking Board; Task 3: Hopping; Task 4: Jump and Land; Task 5: Obstacle Course; Task 6: Ball Catch; and Task 7: Optional Test. PART 2 concentrates on the ability to transport the body through space with control and coordination which is fundamental to life itself. The movements used to transport the body from one point in space to another are called locomotor skills. Those BASIC LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY SKILLS Partner Activities, General Locomotion Activities, Sliding Activities, Skipping Activities, Galloping Activities, Hopping Activities, Jumping Activities, Running Activities, Leaping Activities, and Walking Activities.

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 1994

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[Mara Cortona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perceptual-motor activities for primary